Bananaette-machine.



D. W. ROYER & J. W. VON NIEDA.

BANANAETTE MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 28. 1915.

PatentedJulylS, 1916.

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,4 TTOR/VEYS UNITED STATES PATENT oEEIcE.

DAVID W. IROYER AND JOHN W, VON NIEDA, 0F EPHRATA, PENNSYLVANIA.

BANANAETTE-MAGHINE.

Application filed October 28, 1915. Serial No. 58,423.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, DAVID W. Roma and JOHN W. VON NIEDA, citizens of the United States, and residents of Ephrata, in the county of Lancaster and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bananaette-Machines, of which the following is aspecification.

Our invention is an improvement in bananaette machines, and the invention has for its object to provide a machine of the character specified, adapted for inserting a core of ice cream within an opening in the body of a banana to provide a combination consisting of the banana and the ice cream in a convenient and attractive form for immediate consumption.

In the' drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective View of the improved machine, Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical section; Fig. 3 is an enlarged transverse vertical section on the line 33 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a section on the line 41 of Fig. 3, looking in the direction of the arrows adjacent to the line; Fig. 5 is an end view of the cylinder with parts in section; Fig. 6 is a top plan view of a portion of the operating mechanism; Fig. 7 is a sectional view showing the core removing mechanism, and Fig. 8 is an end view of the core removing shell.

In the present embodiment of the invention, a base 1 is provided, of metal or thei like, the said base being arched as shown,

and having perforated lugs 2 at its ends, for receiving screws 3 or the like, to secure the base to a fixed support, as for instance a table indicated at 4. The lugs 2 extend outwardly from the ends of the base, and the base is hollow as shown, and provided with an ornamental bead 5.

The base is provided with an upstanding bracket lug 6 at one end, and with a pair of similar lugs 7 adjacent to the lug 6. The upper ends of the lugs 7 are recessed as shown, for receiving a cylinder 8, the said lugs 7 forming a cradle for receiving the cylinder. The cylinder has one end closed, as indicated at 9, and the other end. is adapted to be closed by a head 10, the said head having a reduced externally threaded stem 11, for engaging a transverse opening in the bracket lug 6, and the stem is threaded into the opening, as shown in Fig. 2. This reduced stem 11 has a nozzle 12 at the end remote from the cylinder, and the head on the opposite face from the stem 11 is provided with an annular groove 13, for receivmg the adjacent end of the cylinder, and a U-shaped packing ring 14.- is arranged within the groove, the side walls of the ring fittlng the inner and outer faces of the cylinder and making a fluid tight joint.

A piston 15 is arranged within the cylin der, and a. piston rod 16 is connected at one end to the piston, the opposite end of the rod passing out through a central opening in the closed end 9 of the cylinder. This rod 16 is provided with a cup-shaped head 17 at the end remote from the piston, and the cup of the head is adapted for engagement by one end of a plunger 18, which is mountedin guiding lugs 19 extending upwardly from the base and integral therewith, as are also the lugs 6 and 7. This plunger 18 is normally pressed away from the piston rod 16, by means of a coil spring 20, which encircles the plunger between the lugs 19. The spring bears at the end adjacent to the cylinder against the adjacent lug 19, and the opposite end of the spring is secured to the plunger in any suitable or desired manner.

The piston rod is guided by a fork-shaped guide bracket, which also makes counter-- pressure against the head 9 of the cylinder during the operation of inserting the cream in the banana. This bracket comprises a base 21, and a pair of upstanding laterally spaced arms 22, integral with the base, and extending upwardly near one end thereof. The base 21 is received between a pair of guiding ribs 23 on the upper face of the base 1, and a screw 24 is passed through registering openings in the base 21 and in the base 1 for holding the guide bracket in place.

The head 9 of the cylinder is provided on its outer face with a pair of oppositely arranged lugs or presser buttons, which, when the cylinder is in the position of Fig. 5, are in register with the space between the arms 22 of the guide bracket, while when the cylinder is turned in the direction of Fig. 3, these buttons engage the adjacent faces of the arms 22 of the guide arms to hold the opposite end of the cylinder in close contact Patented July 18, 1916.

with the packing ring 14. Thearms 22, as

'shown in Fig. 4, are of angle material, and

, 25 are merely heads of rivets, as shown,

which are passed through the closed end of the cylinder.

The cylinder is provided with a handle 28, for' convenience in manipulating the same, and the handle is connected to the periphery of the cylinder intermediate the ends thereof, by means of a laterally extending lug 26, which is connected to the cylinder by a plate 29, by brazing'or the like, and the handle has a ferrule 27 which prevents splitting of the same.

The cylinder is filled in the same manner as the dispensing cups used in the dispensing of ice cream, that is, by withdrawing the plunger 15 by means of the head 17 which serves asa handle.

The plunger 18 is forced toward the cylinder by means of a cam 30, the said cam being of skeleton shapeas'shown, and having a handle 31, provided with a swiveled head 32. The plunger is pivoted to the base by means of a screw bolt 33. This bolt is passed down through a bearing hub 34 at the center of the cam, and into engagement with an internally threaded opening in a bearing lug 35 integral with the base.

Washers are arranged between the head of the screw and the cam, and it will be evident that by means of the swiveled handle 32, the cam maybe operated to force the plunger toward the piston and to force the piston longitudinally of the cylinder. The end of the plunger remote from the head 17 is held in engagement with the peripheral surface of the cam by means of the spring 20, and when the cam is rotated in the proper direction, the plunger will be forcedinto the cylinder to force the piston longitudinally of the cylinder in a direction to drive out the contents thereof through the nozzle 12. I

The banana 36, which is an ordinary banana, is provided with a longitudinal opening or recess 37 before the insertion of the ice cream. To provide the opening 37, a core 38 is removed from the interior of the banana. This core is removed by means of a shell 39 shown in Fig. 7. The shell has one end open as shown, and the other is provided with a head 40, through which extends a piston rod 41.

A piston or plunger 42 is arranged within the shell, for ejecting the core, and one end of the rod 41 is secured to the plunger, the other having an eye or ring 43 for permitting the easy manipulation of the plunger. The edge of the shell 39 remote from the head 40 is beveled or sharpened a cutting edge.

The operation of the improvement is as follows: One end of a banana 36 is clipped away as indicated at 44, to'expose the meat of the banana. The shell is then introduced, as shown in Fig. 7, to near the opposite end of the banana, the plunger or piston 42 being withdrawn toward the head 40. The air within the shell passes out around the piston rod 41, and the pressure or suctlon 1n the shell will insure the breaking away of the .attached end of the core 38, and ,the core will be withdrawn with the shell. The core maybe ejected from the shell by moving the plunger 42 longitudinally of the shell. The banana is now ready to receive its filling of ice cream, Which is inserted in the cylinder in the following manner: The piston 15 is first withdrawn toward the end 9 of the cylinder, and the operator holding the cylinder by the handle 28, pushes it into the ice cream, and a small portion of the ice cream will be forced up into the cylinder. The cylinder is removable from the lugs 7, merely by turning it in the manner shown in Figs. 3 and 5, turning the cylinder from the position of Fig. 3 to that of Fig. 5, to bring the buttons 25 into position between the arms 22 of the guide bracket. When now the end 9 of the cylinder is lifted, the open end will disengage from the packing ring 14, and the cylinder may be lifted from the lugs. After the cylinder has been filled with ice cream, it is replaced in the lugs 7 and is given a quarter turn, to bring the buttons or heads 25 into the position shown in Figs. 3 and 4. This looks the cylinder in place, making counter-pressure to insure a tight joint at the packing ring 14. The prepared banana is arranged as shown in Fig. 2, with the nipple 12 in the opening 37 at the end adjacent to the cut away portion 44. The cam 30 is rotated by means of the handle 32, and the plunger 18 is driven toward the cylinder. 'Since this plunger is in engagement with the head 17, the piston 15 will be driven toward the nozzle l2, and the ice cream held in the cylinder will be forced out through the nozzle 12 into the opening 37, filling the same. The

to provide fruit is now ready for serving, and it will 1 be understood that the peel or rindof the banana may be removed if desired. Ar

ranged in this manner, the banana with its A very high pressure is attained with the improved machine, and since the interior of the nozzle 12 is less than the cross sectional area of the opening 37 there w1ll be no unremoving and inserting and for picking up the ice cream.

As is known, the meat of the banana is an'excellent natural food product, while the refreshing properties'of ice cream are universally recognized. Combined an excessively attractive and savory article is produced. a

The carrier of the ice cream being a prodnot of nature, and in its natural state, is

necessarily sanitary. The peel serves as a Wrapper for the easy handling of the banana, and to protect the hands and the clothes of the user.

It will be noticed from an inspection of Fig. 8, that a cross wire 45 is arranged at the open "end of the shell 89. This wire is designed to separate the core fromthe meat of the banana. It will be evident that when the shell is' turned in the banana, the wire will cutthe attached end of the core, permitting its easy removal.

We claim:

1.-A machine of the character specified, comprising a base, a cradle for receiving a cylinder-at one end of the base, a lug extending upwardly from the base at the said end and having an internally threaded opening withiits axis parallel with the long axis of 't1 1e,base, a head threaded into the opening and having a nozzle at the outer face of the lug, and an annular groove at the inner face for receivin the ad acent end of the c 11nb J y der, a-cylmder for seating 1n the cradle,

.-saidcylinder having one end open and adapted to engage the annular groove, and

the other end closed, a piston in the cylinder, a piston rod extending through the closed end of the cylinder and having a head at its outer end, a U-shaped packing r1ng in the groove for engaging the inner and outer faces of the cylinder to make a fluid tight j 'oint, means on the base at the closed end of the cylinder for holding the same and for 'making counter-pressure against' the said end, and means for forcing the plunger toward the nozzle.

2. A machine of the character .specified, comprising a base having a supporting cradle for supporting a cylinder with its long axis parallel with the base, said cylinder having its outer end open and the other end closed, and the base having an upstanding lug at the outer end of the cylinder, a head for the cylinder detachably connected with the lug and extending through the lug, and having means for making a fluid tight joint with the open end of thecylinder, and having a nozzle at the outer face of the lug, means at the opposite end of the cylinder and base for making counter-pressure against the closed end of the cylinder, a piston in the cylinder, and means on the base for forcing the piston toward the nozzle, said cylinder having a laterally extending handle for convenience in handling the same. 3. A machine of the character specified, comprising a base having a supporting cradle for supporting a cylinder with its long axis parallel with the base, said cylinder having its outer end open and the other end closed, and the base having an upstanding lug at the outer end of the cylinder, a head for'the cylinder detachably connected with the lug and extending through the lug, and having means for making a fluid tight oint with the open end of the cylinder, and having a nozzle at the outer face of the lug, means at the opposite end of the cylinder and base for making counter-pressure against the closed end of the cylinder, a piston in the-cylinder, and means on the base for forcing the piston toward the nozzle. 5

4. A machine of the character specified, comprising a cylinder having one end open and the other end closed, a cradle for supporting the cylinder, said cradle having a lug at the open end of the cylinder, and a head for the cylinder detachably connected with the said lug and extending through the lug and having a nozzle at the face of the lug remote ftom the cylinder and having means at the inner face of the lug for forming a fluid tight joint with the open end of the cylinder, means at the opposite end of the cylinder for making counter-pressure against the cylinder, and manually operated means for forcing the contents of the cylinder toward the nozzle and detachable from the cylinder, said means making counterpressure and comprising a guide plate consisting of spaced parallel arms, the cylinder having oppositely arranged heads at its closed end adapted to engage the arms or to register with the space between the arms, and a handle on the cylinder for convenience in manipulating the same, and extending laterally therefrom.

5. A machine of'the character specified, comprising a cylinder having one end open and the other end closed, a cradle for supporting the cylinder, said cradle having a lug at the open end of the cylinder, and a means for forcing the contents of the cylinder toward the nozzle and'detachable from the cylinder.

6. A machine of the character spec fied,

comprising a cylinder havlng one end open provided with a nozzle detachably connected with the lug for closing the open end of the cylinder, :1 piston on the cylinder and provided with a rod 'extending through the closed end, means at the said end for making counter-pressure against the cylinder, and means for engaging the piston rod to move the 'piston toward the nozzle, said means comprising a cam journaled on an axis transverse to the axis of the cylinder and having a handle, a plunger having guided movement in alinement with the piston rod when the cylinder is on the cradle,

and adapted to engage the end of the piston rod at one end and engaging the cam at the other end, and a spring for retracting the 1 plunger.

inder and the support and controlled by the angular movement ofthe cylinder for holding the cylinder in position with respect to the nozzle, a plunger in the cylinder, and means on the support for engaging and moving the plunger toward the nozzle.

DAVID W. ROYER. J GEN WV. VON NIEDA. 

